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H. L. DEWING. HAY STACKER AND LOADER.

No. 361,814. Patented Apr. 26, 1887.

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HUBERT L. DEWING, OF VALLEY CENTRE, KANSAS.

HAY STACKER AND LOADER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,814, dated April26, 1887.

Application filed May 18, 1886. Serial No. 202,591. (No moth-l.)

To all whom, it ntay concern:

Be it known that I, HUBERT L. DEWING, of Valley Centre, in the county ofSedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented a new and use fulImprovement in Hay Stackers and Loaders, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is aside elevation of my improved hay stacker and loader, partsbeing broken away and'showing the carrier in position to receive hay.Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the-upper part of thesame,showing the carrier in position to discharge hay. Fig. 3 is a planView of the machine. Fig. 4. is a rear elevation of the same. 7

The object of this invention is to provide hay stackers and loadersconstructed in such a manner that the hay can be readily drawn upon thecarrier, can be elevated readily, and

can be dropped closer to or farther from the rear side of the machine,as may be required.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of variousparts of the machine, as will be hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

A are the runners, which are connected by cross bars B and inclinedbraces C, the said runners, cross-bars, and braces forming thebase-frame of .the machine.

To the forward ends of the runners A are attached the lower ends of theinclined bars D, which are connected by cross-bars E, and have cleats Fattached to their inner sides to form ways for the carrier to move upand down upon the said inclined bars, cross-bars, and cleats forming theinclined frame.

To the inclined bars D, near their upper ends,are attached the upperends of two bars, G, the lower ends of which'are attached to the rearends of therunners A, and which are connected by cross-bars H andinclined braces I, the said vertical bars, cross bars, and bracesforming the vertical frame.

The carrier is formed of a series of front teeth, J, and a series ofrear teeth, K, placed at or nearly at right angles to each other, andconnected at or near their adjacent ends by cross-bars L. Two of therear teeth, K, are so placed as to rest and slide upon the cleats F, thefriction being relieved by small wheels M, pivoted inslots in the saidteeth and rolling upon the said cleats. Two of the front teeth, J, areso placed as to be opposite theinclined bars D, and havethe lower sidesof their rear ends or heels N rounded off, so that the said heels willenter recesses in the forward edges of the lower ends of the inclinedbars D and engage with the shoulders Oof the said recesses and serve asstops to prevent the carrier from backing when the hay is being drawnupon it and when draft is first applied to the hoisting-ropes, and alsoto serve as fulcrums to tip the carrier rearward when draft is appliedto the hoisting-ropes,bringing the frictionwheels of the rear teeth intocontact with the cleats F and bringing the carrier into position tocarry the hay up the inclined frame.

P are the hoistingropes, which are attached at one end to the upper endsof the inclined bars D, pass down along the said inclined bars, and passaround pulleys Q, pivoted to the middle parts of the two front teeth, J,that are placed opposite the said inclined bars D, and to keepers R,attached to the said teeth. J. The teeth to which the pulleys Qarepivoted arestrengthened by inclined braces S, attached to them and tothe adjacent rear teeth, K. From the pulleys Q thehoisting-ropes P passup along the inclined bars D, and over pulleys T. pivoted to the upperends of the said inclined bars and to keepers U, attached to the saidends. From. the pulleys T the hoisting-ropes P pass down at the rear ofthe machine and around pulleys V, pivoted to the lower cross-bar, H, andto keepers W,-attached to the said crossbar. From the pulleys V thehoisting-ropes P pass out at the side of the machine, and to their endsis attached the whiffletree X, to which the draft is applied.

The cleats F terminate at a little distance below the upper ends of thebars D, and'at the upper ends of the said cleats are placed wheels Y,pivoted to the inclined bars D and to keepers Z, attached to the cleatsF, to lessen the friction as the carrier is tilted to discharge the hay.

As the carrier is tilted to discharge the hay the rear fingers, K, thattraveled up the cleats F, come in contact with stop-arms a, attached tothe upper ends of the inclined bars b, the

lower ends of which are secured to the vertical bars G by bolts 0. Theinclined bars 6 are. strengthened in position by the brace-bars d,attached at their outer ends to the upper ends of the said inclined barsI), and at their inner ends to the vertical bars G. Several holes areformed in the lower parts of the inclined bars I), to receive the bolts0, so that the said bars I) can be readily adjusted to lower or raisethe stop-arms a, and thus cause the hay to be deposited closer to orfarther from the vertical frame of the machine.

To the runners A, a little in the rear of their centers, are attachedthe lower ends 'of two upright bars, e, the upper ends of which areattached to the inclined bars D. The lower parts of the upright bars 6are slotted vertically to receive the axlef of the wheels 9. To the endparts of the axle f are attached the ends of short ropes or chains h,the other ends of which are attached to the runners A.

Through the axle f are formedtransverse perforations,in which are placedsliding levers 2', so that by operating the levers i the axle f can beturned to wind the ropes h upon it, and thus raise the rear part of themachine from the ground and allow it to be readily drawn from place toplace by a single horse. The leverst' are locked in place for holdingthe machine-frame in its raised position by sliding the levers i so thattheir ends will rest against and be held by a cross bar, B, of thebase-frame.

To the front crossbar, B, or other convenient part of the base-frame areattached the ends of a draw rope or chain, j, to the center of which issecured the whifiletreek, to which the draft is applied.

In using the machine, the hay is drawn upon the front fingers, J, of thecarrier by the gath' erer in the ordinary manner. As the hoisting-ropesl? are drawn upon, the heels N of the front fingers of the carrierengage with the shoulders O of the recesses in the inclined bars D andtilt the said carrier, bringing the rear fingers of the said carrierdown upon the cleats F. As the draft upon the hoisting-ropes iscontinued the carrier travels up the inclined frame until it projects sofar beyond the upper ends of the cleats F as to be tilted by the weightof the hay, and then the hay slides off the fingers K to the stack orload. Theinclination of the teeth K is regulated by the stop-arms a, andthe advance of the carrier is stopped by the rod Z, attached to the sidepairs of fingers K, coming in contact with the upper sides of the upperends of the inclined bars D. As the hoistingropes P are slackened thecarrier slides down the inclined frameinto position to again scribed,whereby the said carrier is held from sliding back when the hay is beingdrawn upon it and the draft-strain is first applied to thehoisting-ropes, as set forth.

2. In a hay stacker and leader, the combination,with the base-frame, thevertical frame, I

the carrier, and the hoisti'ngrope, of the inclined bars I), havingtheir lower ends adj ustably secured to the uprights G of the verticalframe and provided with the stop-arms a at their upper ends, and thebraces 01, secured to the bars I) and uprights G, substantially asherein shown and described.

3. In a hay stacker and leader, the combi nation, with the runners A andthe inclined bars D, of the upright bars 6, having slots in their lowerparts, the-wheels g. the axlef, having transverse perforations, thelevers t, inserted in the said perforations, and the ropes h, connectingthe said runners and axle, substantially as herein shown and described,whereby a part of the weight of the machine can be readily thrown uponthe said wheels and axle to facilitate transportation, as set forth.

HUBERT L. DEWING.

Witnesses:

IRWIN BEACH, I. O. THoMrsoN.

